Data from: Altered trait variability in response to size-selective mortality

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dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki-Kuparinen, Anna
dc.contributor.authorKuparinen, Anna
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-29T14:04:32Z
dc.date.issued2016-09-08
dc.date.issued2016-09-08
dc.descriptionChanges in trait variability owing to size-selective harvesting have received little attention in comparison with changes in mean trait values, perhaps because of the expectation that phenotypic variability should generally be eroded by directional selection typical for fishing and hunting. We show, however, that directional selection, in particular for large body size, leads to increased body-size variation in experimentally harvested zebrafish (Danio rerio) populations exposed to two alternative feeding environments: ad libitum and temporarily restricted food availability. Trait variation may influence population adaptivity, stability and resilience. Therefore, rather than exerting selection pressures that favour small individuals, our results stress the importance of protecting large ones, as they can harbour a great amount of variation within a population, to manage fish stocks sustainably.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.410fc
dc.identifier.urihttps://datakatalogi.helsinki.fi/handle/123456789/5923
dc.rights.licensecc-zero
dc.subjectFisheries-Induced Evolution
dc.subjectphenotypic variation
dc.subjectDanio rerio
dc.subjectdirectional selection
dc.subjectsize-selective harvesting
dc.titleData from: Altered trait variability in response to size-selective mortality
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